Romans 9:27-29 And Isaiah exclaims, with regard to Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved;

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁷ And Isaiah exclaims, with regard to Israel, Though the number of the sons of Israel be like the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them shall be saved; ²⁸ for the Lord will carry out his sentence on earth with rigour and despatch. ²⁹ Indeed, as Isaiah foretold, Had not the Lord of hosts left us with some descendants, we would have fared like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorra.